Eight Pretty Bad Corporations

This article appeared in the May-June 2001 issue of Sojourners magazine

Aventis CropScience. Put genetically altered and EPA unapproved
"Star Link" corn in Taco Bell brand taco shells; at least 44 people became ill.
British American Tobacco. Managed a worldwide cigarette smuggling
operation to avoid excise taxes on tobacco.
BP Amoco. Dumped hazardous waste on Alaska's North Slope and
polluted the drinking water, while lobbying Congress to open the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge to drilling.
Ford Motor Company and Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. Knew since 1993
about tread separation on Firestone tires and the resulting roll-over accidents with Ford
Explorer SUVs, but did nothing until the U.S. government launc...

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